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Zhao Qingning came back to his senses and instinctively took a step back when he saw the blood on Madam Zhao's face.

Madam Zhao wiped the blood off her face with her sleeve and smiled at Zhao Qingning: "Don't be afraid, it's your mother."

Zhao Qingning looked at Madam Zhao's gentle face and suddenly burst into tears: "Mother, father..."

Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry. This is the best outcome for your father. He has done too many wrong things and he couldn't live. Now that he's dead, he's spared the pain of torture."

In fact, Zhao Qingning had already known in her heart that her father was going to die. From the day she found out that her parents were working for King Liang, she knew that this day would come. She had imagined their end many times in her mind. She originally thought she could bear it, but when she was really thrown into prison and watched her father die in front of her, she found that she still could not bear this shock.

Mrs. Zhao continued, "You promised mother that you would live, live well. Your brother is out there. Go find him when you get out. But he's not in a clear mind and might do something stupid in the future. If you have any problems, go find your eldest brother. He promised me that he would take care of you. He's more reliable than your second brother."

Zhao Qingning's sobbing suddenly stopped, and she looked at Madam Zhao nervously: "Mother, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, "I am the same as your father. I am probably not going to survive. Your mother won't be able to stay with you in the future. You have to take good care of yourself. My biggest regret is that I didn't see you get married. When you get married, you must find someone who truly loves you. Don't be like your mother. If you don't have a husband, you'd better not get married. Don't marry just any man.

A woman's lifelong suffering begins with marriage. You don't want to endure this kind of suffering."

Zhao Qingning was already crying and couldn't speak: "Mother, please don't leave. If we die, we will die together. Please don't leave me alone in this world."

Mrs. Zhao's heart felt like it was being tortured to death. She hugged Zhao Qingning tightly and said, "I can't take you with me. I've lived my life in vain, wasting twenty years of my best years. I've never lived for myself. I hope you can live for me in the future, live more freely, and it will be worth my life to give birth to you."

Zhao Qingning hugged Madam Zhao and cried uncontrollably. Madam Zhao also shed tears silently. Suddenly, she let go of Zhao Qingning and gave her a hard push. Then she quickly stood up and said to the jailer, "Let's go."

Zhao Qingning tried to pull at her clothes but couldn't. She crawled over and cried, wanting to chase after her, but the jailer had already taken Madam Zhao out of the cell. Zhao Liangchen stopped her and said, "Don't let your mother down."

Zhao Qingning asked with tears in her eyes, "Brother, does my mother really have no chance of survival?"

Zhao Liangchen: "As long as your second brother is willing to exchange his fame and fortune for your mother's life, she should be able to survive, but she certainly doesn't want to implicate your second brother. She chose to die to protect you, so don't let her down."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingning squatted down, covered her face in pain and burst into tears.

Zhao Liangchen glanced at her and turned to leave. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him: "Master, please save me."

It was Zhao Gupan's aunt. Zhao Liangchen didn't even turn his head: "Aunt should ask the eldest sister for help. Her contribution this time is not small."

After she finished speaking, she left. The remaining two concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters did not even dare to beg, because they knew how badly they had treated Zhao Liangchen in the past. Zhao Liangchen was already merciful by not killing them and would not save them at all.

Zhao Liangchen stepped out of the cell and after a few steps he saw Madam Zhao lying in a pool of blood with the hairpin stuck in her chest.

The jailer next to him looked at Zhao Liangchen helplessly with a look of despair on his face: "Deputy Commander Zhao, how am I supposed to explain this to Master Tong and the Emperor?"

He just wanted to take the hairpin from Madam Zhao's hand, but Madam Zhao stabbed the hairpin into her chest.

Zhao Liangchen: "You don't need to tell me. I'll go talk to Master Tong and the Emperor."

When the jailer heard this, he immediately expressed his gratitude. Now that someone was responsible for this matter, it would not be their fault.

Zhao Liangchen went to see Tong Zhongqian. Tong Zhongqian hadn't rested all day and had been interrogating prisoners. After learning about the deaths of Zhao Jian and Madam Zhao, he was upset. Therefore, when he saw Zhao Liangchen, he was not in a good mood: "Deputy Commander Zhao, I am in the Ministry of Justice. The prisoners must be convicted according to the law. This is not a place for you to vent your personal anger."

Zhao Liangchen replied calmly, "I'm not venting my personal anger. I came here today simply because I'm worried about my father and the others."

Seeing his indifferent look, Tong Zhongqian became even more angry: "Don't come on, don't think that I don't know what you did. Lu Sheng thinks you are kind and simple, but he is stupid, I am not stupid.

Your father has been charged with many crimes. Even if you don't come, he will still be sentenced to death. You are simply wasting your time. If they die in prison, how can I explain this to the Emperor?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Master Tong, how do you know that this result is not what the Emperor wants?"

Tong Zhongqian: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Master Tong, it is better for some people to die unexpectedly than to die under investigation. My father followed King Liang for more than ten years and his crimes were so grave that he should have sentenced his entire family to death. However, the emperor promised on the city wall that if they turned from evil to good, he would forgive their past.

Do you think the Emperor really wants to let bygones be bygones? Once their crimes are clear, it would be wrong for the Emperor to impose a heavy sentence, but it would also be wrong not to impose a heavy sentence. This crime is difficult to determine.

In addition, Zhao Liangsi and I have both made contributions. If we plead with the emperor, it will create a difficult problem for him. If we don’t plead, how will the ministers in the court view us?

Now that they died in prison, it only solved the problem for the emperor in advance. The main criminal committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and the emperor was merciful, so the uninformed family members could be given a lighter sentence. This not only dealt with the criminal, but also demonstrated the emperor's mercy. What's wrong with everyone being happy?

Tong Zhongqian looked at him with a complicated expression: "I really don't understand why you are so scheming. Why does Lu Sheng always say you are kind?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Because I treat Lu Sheng sincerely and never play tricks on him."

Tong Zhongqian: "I hope so. Okay, you can go now. The evidence of these people's crimes will be presented to the emperor at the morning court tomorrow."

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Liangchen went home first. After taking a bath and changing his clothes, it was almost time to go to court. He went to court without rest.

When he arrived, many officials had already gathered at the palace gate. Such a big thing happened yesterday, and there were many things to do. Almost everyone had not slept all night, so everyone looked tired, as if they had aged ten years in just one day.

Jin Tong personally guarded the palace gate. In the past, ministers entering the palace were not checked, but today the check was particularly thorough, so the progress was very slow.

When he found Zhao Liangchen, Jin Tong looked at him with a complicated expression. Jin Tong had always felt that Zhao Liangchen had become the deputy commander by trickery, so he had always disliked him. Later, seeing that Zhao Liangchen was close to King Liang, he also defected to King Liang, so he scolded him a lot.

After learning yesterday that he had led the imperial guards to rebel with Prince Liang, he wanted to leave the city and kill Zhao Liangchen directly. However, he was responsible for the emperor's safety and could not leave the emperor's side, so he had to endure it. Later, he saw him suddenly fighting with Prince Liang's men, and he also scolded him for being a fence-sitter and a changemaker.

It was only after the emperor explained to him that he realized that Zhao Liangchen had always been the emperor's man, so he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Zhao Liangchen now.

He admired Zhao Liangchen's strategy and calmness and wanted to praise him, but was embarrassed to talk to him.

On the other hand, Zhao Liangchen saluted him respectfully: "Commander Jin."